Gene Structure and Expression

John D. Hawkins

ISBN 10: 0521560438 / ISBN 13: 9780521560436

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book, first published in 1996, is a concise yet fully informative coverage of the structure and function of genes. It describes DNA and how it replicates, how DNA is transcribed and translated into proteins, the organisation of genes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the control of gene expression and the role of retroviruses and oncogenes in cancer. There are additional discussions of gene families, genes and the immune systems and mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes. This is a third edition of a successful undergraduate text. It has been extensively updated, particularly in regard to advances in our understanding of replication and transcription.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gene Structure and Expression
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521560438
• ISBN 13: 9780521560436
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 17D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 490 grams

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Synopsis

This new edition of a highly successful undergraduate text is a concise yet fully informative guide to the structure and function of genes. It describes DNA and how it replicates, how DNA is transcribed and translated into proteins, the organization of genes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the control of gene expression, and the role of retroviruses and oncogenes in cancer. There are additional discussions of gene families, genes and the immune systems, and mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes. The new edition has been extensively updated, particularly in regard to recent advances in our understanding of replication and transcription. Undergraduates studying genetics will benefit from this established text.

Book Description

This concise guide to the structure and function of genes has been extensively updated, particularly in regard to recent advances in our understanding of DNA replication and transcription. It includes additional discussions of genes and the immune system and mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes.